Open Society Institute Baltimore Community Fellow: Gary Ashbeck
Photo: Bruce Weller for the Open Society Foundations
Using The Samaritan Women—a nonprofit ministry that helps women who are rebuilding their lives—as a base for operations, Gary Ashbeck will work with residents in three Baltimore City neighborhoods to start community gardens and establish a community gardening collective and a local community market. His goal is to “develop a culture of food sustainability.” Read more...
TEDxMidAtlantic 2010 - Yash Gupta
Yash P. Gupta is the first permanent dean of the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, taking charge of the university's initiative to re-invent business education by arming students with both business skills and critical knowledge from other disciplines.
Here is his talk at TEDxMidAtlantic, A Tale of Two Cities: Baltimore, Maryland 1850 and Baltimore, Maryland 2010. The Samaritan Woman is dicussed as part of Baltimore's urban renewal.
Johns Hopkins Global MBA Students at The Samaritan Women's Farm
Johns Hopkins Carey Business School students volunteer at The Samaritan Women farm.
Abundant Life Church,
Glen Burnie, Maryland
Did you know that human trafficking is a big deal in the DC area? Listen to Jeanne as she shares about this huge issue in our own back yard. Jeanne is the Executive Director at The Samaritan Women in Baltimore.
Video: Fox 45 Cover Story
Sex For Sale
TSW's Jeanne Allert is interviewed for this cover story on the prevelance of sex for hire around BWI airport - and how the criminals are using the Internet to organize. Allert describes it as a "well orchestrated machine" that makes it extremely challenging for law enforcement to prosecute.
Press Release: American University Students Boost Baltimore Farm Production
Baltimore, MD (August, 2010) – American University faculty followed up on an invitation to visit The Samaritan Women and agreed to take on a pro bono development project to advance the work of the 2+ acre farm.
Seniors from the Computer Science program at AU will be defining the technical requirements and building a Web-based farm management database. This system will keep record of all the crops planted, harvested, sold or donated as well as the volunteer labor and donations that contribute to the success of this unique urban farm. More:: (PDF)
WYPR “Midday with Dan Rodericks”July 20, 2010 1:00-2:00pm
TSW’s Farm Manager Roy Skeen is interviewed about the quality of the food we eat and the movement to consuming locally-grown produce.
What's better than chocolate? Volunteering of course! There a few really good reasons to volunteer as servicemembers. First, it allows us to help an organization in need. There are many groups out there doing good things that rely almost solely on volunteers. Read more ::
and from another volunteer:
I’ve Found Another Sanctuary: The Samaritan Women (Baltimore, MD)
Thursday, May 20, 2010
By Heber Brown, III
This past Monday was a phenomenal day. I usually have about two of these types of days per week and I’m always blown away as to how God orchestrates them. Monday is usually my day of rest. After preaching, praying, visiting the sick, and generally trying to encourage people during a long Sunday; Mondays are my sabbatical day (as it is with many Christian pastors).
But this past Monday, I was invited to a meeting with my friends from Baltimore Food & Faith. I couldn’t pass it up. The meeting was with a ministry out in West Baltimore called The Samaritan Women. I’d heard so many great things about this group that I had to go. READ MORE::
